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Working for the Oppressors: Lives of Others, 1984, Michael Clayton

posted 8 years ago by Melville49
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Movies where the main character is working for the oppressors, the evil corporation...
in line with Lives of Others, 1984, Michael Clayton.

Some others similar: The Informant!, Serpico, Prince of the City.

I thought about The Insider, but the whistleblowing aspect begins at the start of the movie from the get go. I'd like watch movies where the protagonist anti-hero works for the 'wrong side' and undergoes a crisis of conscience.

[–] Flosive 8 years ago

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

[–] yurenchu 8 years ago

You may want to check out:

- Amen. (2002)
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
- Equilibrium (2002)
- Boiler Room (2000)
- Wall Street (1987)

and possibly also:

- Snowden (2016) - not seen myself
- Good Kill (2014)
- Risen (2016) - not seen myself; but I suspect it fits your question.
- Kriegerin (2011)
- American History X (1998)

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[–] AssetsonFire 8 years ago

The Conformist
Schindler's List

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Just because I stumble down the road like a drunk, that doesn't mean it's the wrong one.

[–] Melville49 8 years ago

thank you for all the recommendations!
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a great one.
thank you as always yurenchu! plan to check out boiler rooms.
the conformist is a great film too!

I think the nazi themed films are a little off - while they are facist/oppressive environments like The conformist, the topic brings a vastly darker theme. Schindler's list is less a whistleblower or a man conflicted than someone who begins doing the right thing soon.

[–] Majoofi 8 years ago

Soylent Green (1973)
Logan's Run (1976)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Syriana (2005)
The Firm (1993)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
The Conversation (1974)